Directed by Amma Asante, A United Kingdom follows the lives of two very extraordinary people during a time of significant change in South Africa. Based on the true story of the forbidden love of King Seretse Khama of Botswana, played by David Oyelowo, and Ruth Williams, played by Rosamund Pike, a white woman from London, which caused an international uproar when they married in the late 1940s just as apartheid was being introduced into South Africa. It was a decision that altered the course of African history.

It’s good to see Pike in this role. Definitely, it is a unique role from Gone Girl. Asante directed Belle, another true story about crossing the racial line.